Boracic lint

Boracic lint (/bɒˈræsɪk/) is a type of medical dressing made from surgical lint that is soaked in a hot, saturated solution of boracic acid and glycerine and then left to dry.

Medical dressing

It has been in use since at least the 19th century,^[1] but is now less commonly used. When in use, boracic lint proved to be very valuable in the treatment of leg ulcers.^[2]

The term "boracic" is also used as Cockney rhyming slang for having no money: "boracic lint" → "skint".

References

^ Pennington, T. H. (January 1995). "Listerism, its decline and its persistence: the introduction of aseptic surgical techniques in three British teaching hospitals, 1890-99". Medical History. 39 (1): 35–60. doi:10.1017/s0025727300059470. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1036937. PMID 7877404.
^ Braithwaite, William (1876). The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery. W. A. Townsend Publishing Company. p. 85. boracic lint.

[Pennington-1] Pennington, T. H. (January 1995). "Listerism, its decline and its persistence: the introduction of aseptic surgical techniques in three British teaching hospitals, 1890-99". Medical History. 39 (1): 35–60. doi:10.1017/s0025727300059470. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1036937. PMID 7877404.

[2] Braithwaite, William (1876). The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery. W. A. Townsend Publishing Company. p. 85. boracic lint.

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